Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has convened an emergency meeting in the National Security Committee (NSC) until Thursday morning after India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty and a number of escalating measures aimed at Pakistan.

The move comes in the wake of a deadly attack in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), who killed 26 tourists and wounded 17 others.

The late evening announcement about the NSC meeting was confirmed by Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in a speech on X. NSC, Pakistan’s highest forum for national security and foreign policy consists of the prime minister, central cabinet members, military bosses and intelligence leaders.

India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri earlier to the media in New Delhi and outlined five major measures in what he called a “decisive response to cross -border terrorism.” Among them, the immediate suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty was the most significant.

“The Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 will be held in accordance with immediate effect until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjurs his support for cross-border terrorism,” said Misri, who directly connects Pakistan with the Pahagam attack, although no evidence has been presented.

Misri also confirmed that Attari-Wagah boundary transition has been closed with immediate effect, while Pakistani citizens currently in India with valid documents have been asked to return before May 1st.

In addition, India has prohibited Pakistani citizens from entering India under the SAARC Visa exception scheme; declared Pakistan’s military advisers in New Delhi Persona Non grata and ordered them to leave within a week; And reduced the strength of Pakistan’s diplomatic staff in New Delhi from 55 to 30, while at the same time pulling its own defense staff out of Islamabad.

In response, Pakistan’s Foreign Office expressed concern about the loss of life in Pahagam attacks and expanded compassion for the victims’ families. However, officials did not stop tackling the allegations of New Delhi.